Criminal Misconduct in Office - Law and Politics

Democracy cannot function if the public loses faith in politicians, and that faith will be lost if politicians abuse their power with impunity. This book analyses the criminal offence of misconduct in office, and explains how it should be used, along with other measures, to hold politicians to account for abuse of their position.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Criminal Misconduct and the Constitution


• 2: The Limits of Criminal Misconduct


• 3: Republican Foundations: Holding Officials to Account in Criminal Law


• 4: MPs' Criminal Liability: Tackling Personal Corruption


• 5: UK Political Corruption and the Role of the Criminal Law

About the author

Jeremy Horder, FBA, is Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics. He was Edmund Davies Professor of Criminal Law at King's College London (2010-2013), a Law Commissioner for England and Wales (2005-2010), and Fellow and Tutor in Law at Worcester College, Oxford (1989-2005).

Summary

Democracy cannot function if the public loses faith in politicians, and that faith will be lost if politicians abuse their power with impunity. This book analyses the criminal offence of misconduct in office, and explains how it should be used, along with other measures, to hold politicians to account for abuse of their position.

Product details

• Authors: Horder, Jeremy Horder, Jeremy (Professor of Criminal Law Horder, Horder Jeremy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780198823704
• ISBN: 978-0-19-882370-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice; Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice; Oxford Monographs on Criminal
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, Corruption in politics, government and society, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general